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Natalie Munro, Ph.D.

Natalie Munro, Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology

Professor Munro focuses on the origin of feasting and animal domestication, and the transition from foraging to farming in human evolution

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Farming Evolution
Christin Munsch, Ph.D.

Christin Munsch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Dr. Munsch's research focuses on gender roles and family “breadwinners."

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Family Breadwinners Gender Roles
Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, Ph.D.

Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Dr. Oeldorf-Hirsch's research focuses on information sharing on social media, particularly in the areas of news, science, and well-being.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Science Communication News Engagement Computer-mediated communication Communication Technology Social Media Media Effects Human-Computer Interaction Health Communication
Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
African American Studies U.S. Popular Culture Black Nationalism Social History Twentieth-Century United States
Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying
Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences

Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Food Pantries School Food SNAP School Food Options Nutrition Food Insecurity Nutrition in Food Programs WIC food banks
Marie Shanahan

Marie Shanahan

Associate Professor

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
News Literacy Digital Discourse Journalism Local news Media Multimedia Reporting Online Storytelling Online Comments
Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Draper Chair in American History

Dr. Sinha is an expert in Civil War and Reconstruction

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Feminism Abolition Slavery
Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D.

Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D.

Professor-in-Residence of Mathematics, Director of the Janet and Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research

Jay Vadiveloo, Ph.D. is an expert in applied actuarial research projects such as calculating healthy years left in life.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Small Businesses Actuarial Research Statistics Mathematics Life Insurance Risk Management
Charles Venator-Santiago, Ph.D.

Charles Venator-Santiago, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Dr. Venator-Santiago is an expert in US territorial law and policy with a focus on the history of citizenship

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Nation-State building in the Americas Political Theory Latino Politics Puerto Rico/US Law Territorial Legal History Public Law Puerto Rican and Latino Studies
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